The American bison, or American buffalo as they are commonly called, were once close to extinction. Their numbers dropped from 30-60 million to around 500 because of overhunting in the 19th century.

Following a brief ceremony April 17 that included the burning of sage and the singing of Native American prayers, five bison from the Laramie Foothills Conservation Herd were loaded into trailers ...

Following a brief ceremony Monday that included the burning of sage and the singing of Native American prayers, five bison from the Laramie Foothills Conservation Herd were loaded into trailers bound ...

DENVER — U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into ...

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Dozens of bison from a mountain park outside Denver were transferred Wednesday to several tribes from across the Great Plains, in the latest example of Native Americans reclaiming ...

BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D. (AP) — Perched atop a fence at Badlands National Park, Troy Heinert peered from beneath his wide-brimmed hat into a corral where 100 wild bison awaited transfer to the ...

For years, meals at the summer sun dance ceremonies on the Eastern Shoshone tribe’s lands in Wyoming were missing something that was once a staple of the sacred rituals. There was no presence of ...

Using all formats and hard-won exclusive access, Matthew Brown, Emma Tobin and Toby Brusseau took readers and viewers inside efforts by Native American tribes to restore bison to their lands after the ...